Writ of election
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writ-of-election-223-1215239
title:
Writ of election
text:
A writ of election is a writ issued ordering the holding of an election. In Commonwealth countries writs are the usual mechanism by which general elections are called and are issued by the head of state or their representative. In the United States, writs are more commonly used to call special elections for political offices. In some countries, especially in Canada, the process of issuing writs of election is referred to as "dropping the writ", likely derived from the phrase "drawing up [the wri
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Official writ calling for an election
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writ_of_election
date created:
2004-07-08T08:10:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T07:11:34Z
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